Manager, Applications & Data Systems

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 72,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin seeks a Manager of Applications & Data Systems to provide hands-on technical leadership for CCCSE’s web apps, data systems, and databases. You will own the Python/Django platform, lead integrations, and coordinate with AWS/Infrastructure staff to modernize and maintain complex systems.

Responsibilities include leading modernization efforts, delivering robust data-exchange solutions, and mentoring a junior IT staff member while ensuring secure access controls and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or a related field, with at least five years of professional software development experience.
• Demonstrated expertise developing, maintaining, testing, troubleshooting, and supporting production Python and Django applications, including secure, database-driven web apps and modern front-end technologies.
• Experience designing, querying, and optimizing relational databases (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.).
• Experience integrating systems via APIs, authentication, and data exchanges.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, test, document, and deploy secure Python/Django apps, APIs, and integrations that support CCCSE operations.
• Provide technical leadership across CCCSE applications, databases, survey platforms, integrations, and data exchanges.
• Improve connections among apps, databases, and workflows to reduce manual work and improve data consistency.
• Analyze processes with CCCSE staff to deliver usable solutions for survey administration and institution management.
• Supervise and mentor a junior IT staff member; establish coding/testing standards and maintain documentation.

Skills

Python/Django

APIs integration

Relational databases

Git / CI

Security & access controls

Testing & production releases

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or a related field

Tools

Qualtrics integration

SQL Server / MySQL / PostgreSQL

Git

Job description

Purpose

The Manager, Applications & Data Systems provides hands‑on technical leadership for CCCSE’s web applications, survey and data systems, relational databases, integrations, and operational technology platforms. This position is the primary technical owner of CCCSE’s Python/Django application platform, which is under active development as part of a broader modernization effort, and leads the connected applications, databases, survey-technology, and data-exchange environments.

Job Posting Title

Manager, Applications & Data Systems

Hiring Department

Educational Leadership and Policy

Position Open To

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

FLSA Status

Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date

Immediately

Position Duration

Expected to Continue

Location

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Responsibilities

• Application Development and Ownership: Design, develop, maintain, test, document, and deploy secure Python/Django applications, APIs, and integrations that support CCCSE operations and institution-facing services. Responsibilities include front-end development, databases, authentication, authorization, and institution-level data-access controls.
• Technical portfolio leadership: Provide technical leadership across CCCSE’s applications, databases, survey platforms, integrations, and operational technology. Lead application-level data exchanges and resolve complex application, database, authentication, access-control, and integration issues. Coordinate with staff responsible for AWS and University infrastructure rather than directly administering those platforms.
• Modernization and continuity: Improve connections among applications, databases, and workflows to reduce manual work, strengthen data consistency, and improve maintainability. Recommend modernization and migration priorities and implement routine improvements.
• Requirements and solution delivery: Work with CCCSE staff to analyze processes, gather requirements, and deliver usable solutions supporting survey administration, participant and institution management, events, analytics, and other internal operations.
• Supervision and documentation: Supervise and mentor a junior IT staff member; review technical work; establish development and testing standards; and maintain documentation that reduces dependence on individual employees, consultants, and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or a related field, plus at least five years of progressively responsible professional software‑development experience.
• Demonstrated professional expertise developing, maintaining, testing, troubleshooting, and supporting production Python and Django applications, including secure, database-driven web applications and modern front‑end technologies.
• Experience designing, querying, and optimizing applications that use Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or other relational database platforms.
• Experience integrating systems through APIs, scheduled processes, authentication and role-based access controls, imports and exports, file exchanges, webhooks, or similar methods.
• Experience integrating web applications with analytics, reporting, business‑intelligence, or embedded‑dashboard platforms, including secure user access and troubleshooting.
• Experience using Git, code review, automated testing, and production release practices, including coordination with infrastructure or cloud administrators.
• Experience assuming ownership of inherited applications, data environments, or integrations; planning their maintenance, modernization, replacement, or integration; and providing sustained technical direction and mentoring.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating applications with Qualtrics through its APIs and with relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or comparable platforms.
• Experience working with vendors or managed-service providers, including technical escalation, acceptance review, knowledge transfer, and coordination.
• Experience modernizing or integrating applications within a mixed technology environment.
• Experience maintaining architecture, interface, deployment, and operational documentation; applying web-accessibility standards; and using application monitoring and structured logging.

Salary Range

$85,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Typical office environment, use of manual dexterity, repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation, pushing, pulling and moving up to 50 pounds
• This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. Applicants requiring current or future visa sponsorship are not eligible for employment in this position.

Work Shift

• Occasional schedule flexibility may be needed to support production releases, time-sensitive survey operations, or critical system issues.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• Letter of interest
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers

You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi‑select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers

As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log‑in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University‑Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.